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Some beryllium can also be carried by the blood to the liver and bones where it may remain for long periods of time
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BOOM CHUCKA BOOMB BERYLLIUM
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Beryllium enjoys wide use as an alloying metal.
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Emeralds and beryl were both known to early Egyptians but it was not realised until the end of the 18th century that they are the same mineral, now called beryllium aluminium silicate: [Be3Al2(SiO3)6]. The element was recognised by M.-L. Vauquelin in 1798 in beryl and emeralds. The metal was isolated much later on in 1828 by Friederich Wöhler (and independently by A.-A.B. Bussy) by the action of potassium on BeCl2 in a platinum crucible.
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Beryllium: biological information
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Biological role of beryllium: |
beryllium has no biological role. In fact, compounds containing beryllium are poisonous.
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Levels in humans
Table: the abundances of the elements in humans. |
Human abundance by weight 0.4 ppb by weight
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Human abundance by atoms
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0.3 atoms relative to C = 1000000
How much beryllium is in your body? |
Elements for which there are no data will always give a value of zero for the weight, no matter what you put in the weight box.
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Hazards and Risks |
Hazards and risks associated with beryllium:
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beryllium metal dust can cause major lung damage and beryllium salts are very toxic.
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